H.R. 4658

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4658 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4658

To amend chapter 1511 of title 36, United States Code, to impose 
certain requirements on the National Education Association, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2025

Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. 
Gooden, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. Tiffany) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend chapter 1511 of title 36, United States Code, to impose 
certain requirements on the National Education Association, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Teachers Unions from 
Damaging Education Needs Today Act'' or the ``STUDENT Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Education Association (referred to in this 
section as the ``NEA'') was chartered in 1906 by an Act of 
Congress (34 Stat. 804, chapter 3929) ``to elevate the 
character and advance the interests of the profession of 
teaching; and to promote the cause of education in the United 
States'' (36 U.S.C. 151102) and remains the only labor union 
that has a Federal charter.
(2) By continuing to hold its Federal charter, the NEA's 
actions and advocacy effectively receive Congress' seal of 
approval.
(3) The NEA can no longer be considered a patriotic or 
national organization worthy of its Federal charter as it has 
drifted substantially from its core mission and become a 
massive political operation dedicated to electing Democrats and 
imposing a radical progressive agenda on the schools of the 
United States.
(4) In July 2019, NEA members held an assembly and voted 
against adding a business item to the organization that stated: 
``The National Education Association will rededicate itself to 
the pursuit of increased student learning in every public 
school in America by putting a renewed emphasis on quality 
education. NEA will make student learning the priority of the 
association''.
(5) In the same assembly, NEA members voted in support of 
the right to an abortion, supporting illegal immigration, and 
expanding professional development for educators to help create 
student Gender Sexuality Alliance clubs.
(6) According to disclosures made to the Office of Labor-
Management Standards, from September 2019 to August 2021, the 
NEA spent over $116,700,000 on political activities and 
lobbying, and in the 2020 election cycle, 95.7 percent of 
candidate campaign contributions by the NEA went to Democrat 
candidates.
(7) The NEA adopted measures in July 2021 to support 
critical race theory, calling it ``reasonable and 
appropriate'', and to spend $56,500 on researching and shaming 
organizations fighting the inclusion of critical race theory in 
schools.
(8) The NEA and other teacher unions stood in the way of 
reopening schools in 2020 and 2021 by threatening strikes, 
donating to Democrat candidates that backed school closures, 
and influencing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
guidance to make it harder for schools to reopen.
(9) In July 2025, NEA members held an assembly and voted to 
cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League (referred to in this 
section as the ``ADL'') due to the ADL's position on Israel and 
countering antisemitism. Cutting ties would mean no longer 
using ADL materials on antisemitism and Holocaust education nor 
promoting the ADL's statistics or programs.
(10) At the same assembly, the NEA members voted to refer 
to President Donald J. Trump's policies as ``fascism''.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATION.

Section 151103 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
``Sec. 151103. Membership
``(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights, 
obligations, and designation of classes of members are as provided in 
the bylaws.
``(b) Collection of Dues From State or Local Government 
Employees.--The corporation and its State and local affiliates may only 
accept payment of membership dues or fees from an employee of a State 
or local government (as such terms are defined in section 3371 of title 
5) either directly from the employee or indirectly via per capita taxes 
or other fees paid by an affiliate, if--
``(1) the employee has been notified by the corporation or 
its applicable State or local affiliate of their right under 
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
refrain from membership and payment of associated dues or fees;
``(2) the employee has clearly and affirmatively consented 
to membership and payment of associated dues or fees; and
``(3) the employee has authorized the transmittal of the 
employee's membership dues or fees to the corporation or its 
applicable State or local affiliate without the use, directly 
or indirectly, of payroll deduction.
``(c) Membership Cancellation.--The corporation and its State or 
local affiliates shall process and honor membership and dues payment 
cancellation requests as soon as practicable following receipt.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS.

Section 151105 of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking ``The'' 
and inserting ``(a) Powers.--The''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Requirements.--The corporation shall comply with the 
following requirements:
``(1) The corporation, or a director or officer of the 
corporation as such, may not contribute to, support, or 
participate in any political activity or in any manner attempt 
to influence legislation.
``(2) The corporation and its State or local affiliates 
shall not--
``(A) discriminate against individuals on the basis 
of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, or 
national origin; or
``(B) establish or observe any quota based on race, 
color, religion, sex, disability, age, or national 
origin in matters concerning membership, corporate 
governance, or personnel.
``(3) Each officer of the corporation shall be a citizen of 
the United States.
``(4) The corporation shall maintain its status as an 
organization exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.
``(5) The form of government of the corporation must be 
representative of the membership-at-large and may not permit 
concentration of control in a limited number of members or in a 
self-perpetuating group not representative of the membership-
at-large.
``(6) The corporation is liable for any act of any officer 
or agent of the corporation acting within the scope of the 
authority of the corporation.
``(7) The corporation shall comply with the law governing 
service of process in--
``(A) the District of Columbia;
``(B) each State in which it is incorporated; and
``(C) each State in which it carries out 
activities.
``(8) The corporation shall keep--
``(A) correct and complete records of account;
``(B) minutes of the proceedings of members, board 
of directors, and committees of the corporation having 
any of the authority of the board of directors of the 
corporation; and
``(C) at the principal office of the corporation 
established under section 151107 of this title, a 
record of the names and addresses of the members of the 
corporation entitled to vote on matters relating to the 
corporation.
``(9) A member entitled to vote on any matter relating to 
the corporation, or an agent or attorney of the member, may 
inspect the records of the corporation for any proper purpose 
at any time.
``(10) The corporation shall submit to Congress an annual 
report on the activities of the corporation during the 
preceding fiscal year.
``(11) The Attorney General of the United States may bring 
a civil action in the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia for appropriate equitable relief if the 
corporation--
``(A) engages or threatens to engage in any act, 
practice, or policy that is inconsistent with the 
purposes described in section 151102 of this title; or
``(B) refuses, fails, or neglects to carry out its 
obligations under this chapter or threatens to do so.
``(12) On dissolution or final liquidation of the 
corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge or 
satisfactory provision for the discharge of all liabilities 
shall be either deposited in the Treasury of the United States 
as a miscellaneous receipt or divided equally among employed 
individuals who are, at the time of dissolution or final 
liquidation, members of the corporation or any of its State or 
local affiliates.
``(13) No part of the compensation received for work 
performed on behalf of the corporation, or any of its State or 
local affiliates, by any officer or representative of the 
corporation, or any of its State or local affiliates, who is an 
employee of a State or local government (as such terms are 
defined in section 3371 of title 5), may be derived from 
payments made by the State or local government to the 
corporation or its officers or representatives.
``(14) The corporation and its State or local affiliates 
shall not--
``(A) require or encourage staff, officers, 
affiliates, or members to affirm, adopt, or adhere to 
any belief of concept that--
``(i) the United States is fundamentally or 
irredeemably racist or sexist;
``(ii) an individual, by virtue of sex, 
race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national 
origin--
``(I) is inherently racist, sexist, 
or oppressive, whether consciously or 
unconsciously; or
``(II) should be blamed for actions 
committed in the past by other members 
of the same sex, race, ethnicity, 
religion, color, or national origin;
``(iii) an individual's moral character is 
necessarily determined, in whole or in part, by 
the sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or 
national origin of the individual; or
``(iv) promotes antisemitic beliefs or 
practices, including beliefs that perpetuate 
harmful stereotypes about Jewish people, deny 
or minimize the Holocaust, or promote hatred or 
discrimination against Jewish individuals based 
on identity, ancestry or connection to and 
beliefs about Israel; or
``(B) advocate for or encourage any local 
educational agency, public school (including a public 
charter school), or governmental entity responsible for 
the oversight of public secondary or elementary schools 
to require students to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any 
of the beliefs, practices, or concepts described in 
subparagraph (A).
``(15) The corporation and its State or local affiliates 
shall not--
``(A) call, or participate in, a strike, work 
stoppage, or slowdown affecting a State or local 
government (as such terms are defined in section 3371 
of title 5); or
``(B) condone any activity described in 
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph by failing to take 
action to prevent or stop such activity.
``(16) The corporation and each of its State and local 
affiliates shall be deemed to be a labor organization, as such 
term is defined in section 3 of the Labor-Management Reporting 
and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 402), and shall abide by 
all provisions of such Act applicable to labor 
organizations.''.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

(a) In General.--Section 151106 of title 36, United States Code, is 
repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1511 of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by repealing the item relating to 
section 151106.
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